Fruit-jar fastener



L. A. DREY AND J. L. HIATT.

FRUIT JAR FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, I919.

Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

essential to prevent the external release of the lid. 7

The loops 10 and eyes 11 andthe portion 14 are formed out of a single )iece of wire, thus decreasing the cost of manutacture and these portions all being exposed are easily kept clezn and minimizing the tendency to clamp that secures the cover upon the jar as described, that is to say, of comparatively large loops 1O surrounding the opposite trunnions 8 projecting from the neck of the jar, it is possible to utilize the resiliency of the said loops in a highly advantageous man ner, thus insuring a holding action of the clamp when in locked position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Each loop 10 lies in a vertical plane that is inside the plane occupied by the eye 11, making it possible to bring the hinging and pivotal parts of the lidholding clamp very close to the neck of the bottle, these parts in the construction being Within the space bounded by the flange 18 upon which rests the gasket of the cap.

By the employment of relatively large trunnions 8 and relatively large loops 10 we obtain short lever arms between the trunnions and the pivotal connections of the lever wire 9 a d the binding wire l2, thus ll]2=,l ing the clamping and unclamping action easily accomplished with but little exertion.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim is:

l. A fruit jar having a neck provided wit relatively large integral and opposite trunnions, an operating member of wire formed with circular loops surrounding the said 4 trunnions, and a clamping member adapted to hold in place the lid of the jar having pivotal connections with the said operating member below t 1e loops therein thereby providing relatively short lever arms between the trunnions and said pivotal connections.

2. A "fruit jar fastener comprisin a jar having on opposite sides of its neck relatively large integral trunnions, said trunnionsbeing provided with circular grooves, a lever wire provided on its opposite ends with circular loops seated in the grooves of said trunnionsfeyes formed in said lever wire below the circular loop and a clamping wire having tormedon its enos hooks seated in the eyes formed in the lever wire the pivotal connections between the clamping'wire and the lever wire being so arranged as to provide relatively short lever arms between the trunnions and said pivotal connections.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEO A. DREY. I JAMES L. HIATT. lVitnesses to the signature of Leo A. Drey'.

J. l'lnrrnnNAN, F. BROGAN. Ti itnesses to the signature of James L. Hiatt:

R. H. BARTLET, E. BRINN. 

